Print buying

Newspapers and magazine inserts are bucking the downward trend of printed media according to new figures which show a 6% year-on-year increase between 2010 and 2011.

Web-offset publishing printer BGP has won a three-year agreement with Dennis Publishing worth around 3m per year.

Hawthornes of Nottingham looks set for liquidation after a meeting of creditors was scheduled for 24 September by KPMG following instruction from the company's directors.

F1 Colour has doubled the size of its in-house web development team with a second appointment in two months in web developer Daniel Hill.

Stationery manufacturer Duraweld is to cut up to eight jobs from its 70-strong workforce to address changing market needs.

Magazine and newspaper publisher Archant has launched the first in a new series of local magazines for London residents.

The remaining four Alderson Print Group companies have been placed into administration, bringing to an end weeks of speculation over the future of the company.

Sue Lawson joins Banner Management Communications (BMC) following BMC winning a three-year Carphone Warehouse contract from rival print managment firm HH Global in May this year.

Magazine printer Pensord has launched a content delivery system and reader App for publishers that it claims will improve revenue opportunities and brand reach.